Africa: Bringing Informal Workers to the Forefront of Our Economy

[IPS] Mumbai, India -The image of the struggling daily wage labourer in India is one that stakeholders from across the development sector aspire to transform. Financial security, quality living conditions, and opportunity to thrive are the buzzwords in a conversation about the needs of this bracket. These workers--usually associated with the informal or unorganised sector--are assumed to represent the outliers of the national economy.